Chapter 646 - Or else What (2/2)

As she looked at his back, Huang Ruoran had wanted to shout out his name, but her pride held her back. Tears began rolling down her cheeks. The love that she had longed for all this time had proven to be one-sided. She had been living in self-delusion, and it was nothing but a short-lived, beautiful dream. And now fate had chosen its course.

It had been nothing more than an unattainable dream.

She smiled bitterly. Every girl yearned for a Prince Charming, and she was no different. The day Xiao Luo saved her from those gangsters, he had already left an indelible mark on her heart. The affection did not disappear with time, and instead, it grew stronger with each passing day.

The disappointment had hurt so much that she felt an ache in her heart. But she knew that she had to be tough. She was in tears, but she put on a brave smile and turned around to make her way back. At that moment, it felt as if her soul had left her.

Xiao Luo did not turn around and kept walking ahead. He did not have any feelings for Huang Ruoran. Besides, they had not met under favorable circumstances. There was no way he would have had such feelings for Huang Ruoran.

He felt relieved that they had cleared the air about their relationship.

SCREECH!

At that moment, an ear-piercing screech came from behind Xiao Luo—emergency brakes!

Xiao Luo instantly turned his head back to look and saw a black car screeching to a halt. It barely missed Huang Ruoran, who was standing next to it, frozen in shock. A Caucasian man seemed to have pushed her to safety and now held her in his arms.

When the driver of the black car saw that Huang Ruoran was unhurt, he immediately sped off.

Xiao Luo ran hastily toward them and asked Huang Ruoran, “Are you alright?”

“Xiao… Xiao Luo…”

Huang Ruoran was in such a shock that her legs were shaking. She removed herself from the man’s hold and clutched Xiao Luo’s arm. She just had a brush with death and her face had turned as white as a sheet. She was so traumatized that she could hardly speak.

“Hey, lady, I just saved your life. Don’t I deserve at least a thank you?”

Her jaunty-looking rescuer said casually. He was a handsome young man with well-defined eyebrows and lovely deep blue eyes that one could easily get lost in gazing into them.

“Thank you. Thank you for saving me.”

Huang Ruoran slowly regained her senses and bowed as she thanked him.

“You are welcome.”

With a devilish smile, the man said, “You must be a Hua Nation girl. You are so pretty! Let us get to know one another. My name is Ian.”

He put out his hand toward Huang Ruoran.

Out of courtesy, Huang Ruoran shook his hand and responded, “Nice to meet you. My name is Huang Ruoran.”

“Is this your boyfriend?” Ian asked as he glanced at Xiao Luo.

Huang Ruoran looked at Xiao Luo, then shook her head and replied, “No, he is my friend.”

“So, does Ms. Huang have a boyfriend?” Ian asked with a smile on his face.

Huang Ruoran felt uncomfortable responding to such a personal question, but she did not want to appear to be rude since he had saved her. She shook her head. With a rather awkward smile, she answered, “No.”

“Oh, is that so? Then, I’ll be honest with you—I liked you the moment I laid eyes on you. Are you willing to be my girlfriend?” Ian said as he kissed the back of her hand.

Huang Ruoran reacted as if she had received an electric shock and immediately retracted her hand. “What are you doing?”

“Ms. Huang, your natural beauty would inspire a love poem. God has favored you, for He has created a work of art! You captured my heart with your beauty the moment I laid my eyes on you. Will you be my girlfriend?” Ian was spewing ridiculous pickup lines, hoping to impress her.

Xiao Luo raised his hand to prevent him from getting closer to Huang Ruoran. “You may have saved her life, and we are grateful. But that does not give you the right to harass her sexually. Please leave immediately. Or else…””Or else, what?”Ian’s face turned dark and threatening. He exuded an ominous aura, and had it had been anyone else other than Xiao Luo, that person would have felt his hair stand on ends.